Muness
Muness is a hamlet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Muness is situated nearby to the hamlet Ramnageo, as well as near the village Clivocast.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Muness Castle and Uyea.
Muness Castle
Castle
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Muness Castle is located on Unst, which is one of the Shetland Islands of Scotland. The castle is three kilometres east of the village of Uyeasound. Unst is Scotland's most northerly inhabited island, and Muness is the most northerly fortalice in the British Isles.
Uyea
Island
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Uyea is an uninhabited tidal island located to the northwest of Mainland, Shetland. Uyea lies off the Northmavine peninsula, from where it can be reached by foot at low tide. Uyea is situated 2 miles southwest of Muness.
Haaf Gruney
Islet
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Haaf Gruney is a small island in the north east of the Shetland Islands. Haaf Gruney is situated 2 miles south of Muness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clivocast and Uyeasound.
Clivocast
Village
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Clivocast is a settlement on the island of Unst in the Shetland Islands, Scotland at or grid reference HP6000 and is situated just east of Uyeasound. The 9 ft 10 in Uyea Breck Standing Stone nearby is said to mark the spot where the son of the Viking Harald Harfager was killed some time around 900AD. Clivocast is situated 2 miles west of Muness.
Uyeasound
Hamlet
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Uyeasound is a village on the Isle of Unst, the northernmost island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It takes its name from the neighbouring strait of the same name, which looks over to the Isle of Uyea. Uyeasound is situated 2 miles west of Muness.
Belmont
Hamlet
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Belmont is a settlement and ferry terminal in southern Unst in the Shetland Islands. The ferry crosses Bluemull Sound from here to Gutcher in Yell and to Hamars Ness in Fetlar. Belmont House, a Georgian mansion built in 1775 by Thomas Mouat, was restored by Historic Scotland amongst others, and opened to the public in 2011. Belmont is situated 4 miles west of Muness.
Muness
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.68943° or 60° 41′ 22″ northLongitude
-0.84942° or 0° 50′ 58″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9CGXM5Q2+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
node 1838238625OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13274133
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